Just Because You’re Paranoid Don’t Mean They’re Not After You: Short Films by Bryan Hiltner

Just Because You’re Paranoid Don’t Mean They’re Not After You: Short Films by Bryan Hiltner

Tonight we welcome Bryan Hiltner, whose short films explore themes of horror, suspense, mystery, and dark comedy. The program includes Present (2012), telling the story of a young woman haunted by her inability to change her life; Elena Vance (2015), following a young man as he witnesses what might or might not be a murder in the glow of the Christmas lights on Peacock Lane; The Bends (2015), a cautionary tale for parents about who their children might end up bringing home for dinner; Spunk of the Reaper (2016), taking on the world of heroin and a seedy family hell-bent on getting new customers addicted to their product; and CORPSE (2017), two travelers find their relationship and sanity tested by mysterious forces at a local air BnB. Come early for a pre-screening reception at 6pm with pizza from Hotlips, chips and dip from Chipotle, beer from Stormbreaker, and wine from Abacela in the Stevens room near the Whitsell auditorium.